Help With First Month's Rent and Security Deposit From The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel runs an Emergency Solutions Grant, called ESG, that helps people pay the first month's rent and the security deposit on a place to live.
It is for people who have received a court-ordered eviction or shut off notices, or whose home is not fit for human habitation.
ESG can typically help a person with either the full amount or a portion of that first month's rent and security deposit payment.
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel is at 301 South 5th Street, READING, Pennsylvania 19602. Its general phone number is (610) 373-5208. The page does not say how to apply for the grant, whether you need an appointment or a referral, what documents to bring, what office hours are, whether there is a waiting list, or whether the grant is limited to certain towns, so call the general number and ask how to start.
Source: easternusa.salvationarmy.org/eastern-pennsylvania/reading…, read September 18, 2026.
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In The Salvation Army Reading Citadel’s words
The Salvation Army’s Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) helps those who have received court-ordered eviction, shut off notices, or dwellings not fit for human habitation. ESG can typically help an individual with either the full amount or a portion of their first month's rent and security deposit payment.
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